2 lawsuits first to challenge Arizona immigration law

[azmouse]

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/2-lawsuits-first-to-challenge-Arizona-immigration/n7WwtuT4yUKvbvhXsQ1Yyg.cspx


Tucson officer files suit to stop Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX -- An Arizona police officer and a Latino group filed the first legal challenges of Arizona's sweeping new law cracking down on illegal immigration Thursday.

Fifteen-year Tucson police veteran Martin Escobar argues there's no way for officers to confirm people's immigration status without impeding investigations. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tucson, alleges the new immigration law violates numerous constitutional rights and could hinder police investigations in Hispanic-prevalent areas.

A Latino Clergy group also sued Thursday in federal court in Phoenix. The National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders will seek an injunction preventing authorities from enforcing the law.

The group argues federal law pre-empts state regulation of national borders, and that Arizona's law violates due process rights by letting police detain suspected illegal immigrants before they're convicted.

***snip*** (for those that think this is only AZ's problem)

Meanwhile, the effect of the law continued to ripple beyond Arizona.

A group of conservative state lawmakers in Oklahoma are considering pushing a bill similar to Arizona's. In Texas, Rep. Debbie Riddle, a Republican, said she will introduce a measure similar to the Arizona law in the January legislative session. And Republicans running for governor in Colorado and Minnesota expressed support for the crackdown.

[panader0]

1. This will be the issue that the Repubs will run on in November

The lawsuits (these and many more to follow) will likely be the cause of the death of this law. But, every state has warts, whether it's some idiot senator or rep, or racism, etc.

[azmouse]

2. I agree.

I hope this will be the issue that really wakes up the Dems here and gets more of them active.
When I went to the local Dem offices during the '08 election... well, let's just say it was a lonely place to be in AZ.